IV is elevated with bullish flow. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 74.6% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.19x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 77% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.07x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 56.6% — normal range
Effective IV 86.0% (ATM 56.6% + spread 14.7% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 24.61% (spread 14.72% + slippage 9.89%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 7.63 (vega 11.232 / spread 14.72%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +6% (neutral) — Raw: +2%
|OI skew| 45.1% — call-heavy
Vol skew +55.2%, OI skew +45.1% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -14%, ATM: +3%, OTM: +3% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 31% — bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.8x avg — normal
Vol/OI 3.0% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -6.4% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 64% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 30% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 46% — patient
Conviction +6 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 14.7% — wide
OI 840,610 — deep
Volume 25,223/day — active
$0.74 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 87% — much wider than sector
Depth 348.2 contracts (bid:190.5 ask:157.7) — adequate
Avg slippage 9.89% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +7.4% — backwardation
IV percentile 75% — seller opportunity
IV kink 5.5pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1604.59 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: No earnings detected; CPI in 1d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +6% @ 53% consistency — unclear
Score 60 (ITM 20% + inst 30%) — HIGH institutional
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